Special purpose district

Los Angeles P Zoning: Automobile Parking Zone

Special zone for public and private surface parking areas, often overlaid on A or R zones, permitting parking lots, below-grade parking buildings, and limited signage.

1,039 ac

mapped in this district

0.4%

of Los Angeles's districted land

governing sections

shared rules that apply

Where P's rules live

The district's own sections in Los Angeles Municipal Code, Chapter 1 (General Provisions and Zoning):

§12.12.1

Shared rules that apply in P

General Provisions - Use §12.21 A31 of 34 districts

Exceptions to Area Regulations §12.22 C29 of 34 districts

General Provisions - Area (Yards, Lot Area, Height) §12.21 C26 of 34 districts

Loading Space Requirements §12.21 C.617 of 34 districts

Home Occupation Provisions §12.05 A.1616 of 34 districts

R4 Zone Yard, Density, and Loading Standards §12.11 C13 of 34 districts

R3 Zone Yard and Density Standards §12.10 C6 of 34 districts

Parking Area Improvement Standards §12.21 A.65 of 34 districts

Parking Area Design Standards §12.21 A.52 of 34 districts

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Sources: Los Angeles Municipal Code, Chapter 1 (General Provisions and Zoning); City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning “Zoning” layer, last edited Nov 5, 2026. Research only, not legal advice. Back to Los Angeles zoning.